Voltaire Tupaz files this video blog about what to expect when the Pope visits the predominantly Catholic province.

At 9:30 am on January 17, Pope Francis is expected to arrive here at the Tacloban airport for the Leyte leg of his trip to the Philippines.

Civil aviation authorities say the runway is ready for the Pope.

But workers rush to finish other parts of the airport damaged by typhoons Haiyan in 2013 and Hagupit a month before the papal visit.

ALLAN CAHINGCOY, TACLOBAN AIRPORT OIC MANAGER: Paglapag na paglapag ng pope on Bay 3…he would be greeted by students – about 200 students who will be performing a welcome dance…When he disembarks from the aircraft, there will be a red carpet…The pope will be greeted by some local officials and the clergy and he would walk directly into this holding room. Paglabas po ng pope (When the pope exists VIP room), some flag-waving children will be lining up where the popemobile will pass through going to the mass area.

At least 80,000 people are expected to flock to this new part of the domestic airport. On the same day at 10:00 am, the pope will say mass with other priests from the region.Before the Mass, the Pope will change vestments in a makeshift sacristy.

CAHINGCOY: Yung sacristy na yun doon po didiretso ang Pope mula dito para magput-on, mag-change siya ng clothes or mag-freshen up before the mass (From here, the Pope will proceed to the sacristy to change his vestment or to freshen up). I believe it is a container van which they would modify into a sacristy, an air conditioned one.

As they rebuild their homes, the Pope’s mass is a ray of hope for typhoon survivors in this predominantly Catholic province.